Preschools & Day Care in Halethorpe, MD

Halethorpe sits where Baltimore County meets Anne Arundel County, and its page of 9 preschools and day care centers reflects that. Six of the businesses are in Baltimore County and 3 are in Anne Arundel County, drawn from Arbutus, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Park and Lansdowne as well as Halethorpe itself.

The Play Station Learning Center opened in 2011 in Halethorpe and serves families from Lansdowne, Glen Burnie and nearby. It offers child care, preschool education, after-school care and summer camp, built around learning through play. Google shows 4.5 from 35 reviews, 29 of them five stars and 4 one star, which is the largest review history here. Leaps Ahead Learning Center is a childcare center licensed by the Maryland State Department of Education at 4601 Maple Avenue, open since December 2015. Five classrooms take children from 6 weeks to 5 years, starting with an infant room built around crawling and walking, and a preschool program for 4 year olds focuses on kindergarten readiness.

All About Child Learning Center in Arbutus serves children from 6 weeks to 12 years, with infant, preschool and Pre-K rooms. Its staff bios list Level 3 and Level 4 certification, Early Childhood Education degrees and infant, toddler and school age certifications, and the center lists an MSDE accredited kindergarten. It holds 4.0 from 12 reviews.

Best preschools and day care centers in Halethorpe

Several of the other businesses here have little published beyond their address and hours. Little Smiles with Big Dreams Learning Center in Brooklyn Park holds 4.0 from 20 reviews, 15 of them five stars and 5 one star. Mount Providence Child Development Center in Arbutus holds 4.1 from 10 reviews. Son Light Day Care Center in Lansdowne holds 3.7 from 7 reviews. Building Blocks Learning and Development Center in Brooklyn holds 3.4 from 5 reviews. Kool Kidz Learning snd Development Center in Halethorpe holds 2.8 from 5 reviews, and Kim's Love Train Child Care in the Brooklyn area holds 1.0 from 1 review.

With review counts this small and ratings this mixed, a call and a visit matter more here than the stars. The businesses on this page are spread across several small communities, so check the drive from home or work before you tour.

Families who live toward Linthicum Heights, Catonsville, Glen Burnie, Elkridge or Baltimore can look at those cities' own pages. The Play Station Learning Center already draws from Glen Burnie, and several of the Arbutus and Brooklyn programs sit along the same corridor.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Halethorpe

Which Halethorpe area centers take infants?

Leaps Ahead Learning Center has an infant room for children from 6 weeks to 18 months, and All About Child Learning Center in Arbutus serves children from 6 weeks to 12 years with infant, preschool and Pre-K rooms.

Is there summer camp or after-school care near Halethorpe?

The Play Station Learning Center offers after-school care and summer camp alongside child care and preschool. All About Child Learning Center serves children up to 12 years.

How can I check a Halethorpe day care's license?

Check Child Care Maryland, run by the MSDE Office of Child Care, lets families look up a provider's license status, complaints and inspection results by name, city or ZIP code. The site notes that a finding of noncompliance, or its absence, does not necessarily indicate the quality of care provided.

Which towns does the Halethorpe page cover?

It includes Arbutus, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Park and Lansdowne. Baltimore County holds six of the businesses and Anne Arundel County holds three. The Play Station Learning Center also serves families from Glen Burnie.

Where does Leaps Ahead Learning Center operate?

Leaps Ahead Learning Center is at 4601 Maple Avenue in Halethorpe and has been there since December 2015. It is licensed by the Maryland State Department of Education and runs five classrooms for children from 6 weeks to 5 years.

Preschools & Day Care near Halethorpe